Jean Hoffman of 9queens reviews Gary's Adventures in Chess Country, a beginner's chess book from Mongoose Press with innovative illustrations.
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GM Jesse Kraai annotates a game from the 3rd NJ Futurity (July 7-10) held at the Dean of Chess Academy while Dean Ippolito won the Transnet FIDE Invitational held right after, designed to give players a chance to earn FIDE ratings.
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GM Melikset Khachiyan won the Pacific Open a clear point ahead of the field with 5.5/6. Melik, also a professional coach, annotates two of his wins while Hanken reports on disputes and youngsters.
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The results of the 2009 Executive Board Election are in. The four candidates who were elected to
four year terms are Jim Berry, Bill Goichberg,
Ruth Haring and Mike Atkins.
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Astronaut Greg Chamitoff quickly responded with 29.Qxc5 and we expect our
Washington stars to respond with 29...Rxc5, without a vote. Earthlings now face a long journey, much like Peter Pan searching for
Never Land: " ... second star to the right, and straight on 'till morning."
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